AN EVOCATIVE VICTORIAN DETECTIVE STORY FULL OF CLEVER TWISTS

Droitwich, April 1890.

A nine-year-old girl vanishes without a trace from the local churchyard. Her father, the salt tycoon Sir Charles Chilton, is beside himself.

There’s no price he won’t pay for his daughter’s safe return. AND SOMEONE OUT THERE IS COUNTING ON IT.

Sir Charles calls on Detective Inspector Ravenscroft and Constable Tom Crabb to investigate.

Meanwhile, Ravenscroft's wife Lucy meets a distraught mother. She gave her baby daughter away under duress. Now she wants her back.

The cases unravel, leading Ravenscroft and Lucy ever deeper into the darkened world of child exploitation — where lies, deceit and murder are commonplace.

CAN THEY UNCOVER THE TRUTH IN TIME TO SAVE THE ENDANGERED CHILDREN?

Perfect for fans of M.R.C. Kasasian, E.S. Thomson, Oscar DeNuriel or Karen Charlton